Simeone down to two senior defenders for Athletic game
Los dos canteranos del Atlético completaron la lista de Simeone, que no tiene disponibles a cinco de sus siete defensas de la primera plantilla.
Diego Simeone has called up the 16 senior players, minus keeper André Moreira, he has available for the visit of Athletic Bilbao in the final Liga game of the season as Atlético prepare to bid farewell to the Vicente Calderón.
García and Moreno called up from Atlético B
Canteranos Alex García, a central defender, and Juan Moreno, a wide midfielder, have been enlisted to make up the numbers as Simeone attempts to find a solution to his lack of experienced heads at the back.
Sime Vrsaljlko, Diego Godín, Juanfran, Filipe Luis and José María Giménez are all unavailable through injury or suspension, leaving Simeone down to the bare bones for the match against Ernesto Valderde’s side.
The 16 senior players Simeone has available are:
Keepers: Jan Oblak and Miguel Angel Moyá.
Defenders: Stefan Savic and Lucas Hernández.
Midfielders: Thomas Partey, Saúl Ñíguez, Yannick Carrasco, Gabi, Tiago, Nico Gaitán and Alessio Cerci.
Forwards: Antoine Griezmann, Kevin Gameiro, Fernando Torres and Ángel Correa.
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